Webinar Series: High-Performance Computing Center Foundations

Michigan State University’s Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research (ICER) is excited to announce the Fall 2024 High-Performance Computing Center Foundations Series. This non-credit, three-part webinar series is designed to provide a hands-on introduction to the foundations of high-performance research computing using ICER’s High-Performance Computing Center (HPCC).* Contact ICER's training coordinator, Mahmoud Parvizi (parvizim@msu.edu), with questions.

Fall 2024 HPCC Foundations Webinar Schedule

Registration is open for multiple sessions, register for any combination of the following:

REGISTER HERE

Timeline:

Part - 1 ‘Ready’

• Monday, October 28th, 10:30am - 12:00pm

or

• Tuesday, November 12th, 1:30pm - 3:00pm 

Part - 2 ‘Set’

• Wednesday, October 30th, 10:30am - 12:00pm

or

• Thursday, November 14th, 1:30pm - 3:00pm 

Part - 3 ‘Go’

• Friday, November 1st, 10:30am - 12:00pm

or

• Tuesday, November 19th, 1:30pm - 3:00pm 

Learning Objectives

Part - 1: ‘Ready’

• Understand the HPCC hardware e.g., core, node, cluster

• Understand the HPCC software e.g., operating system, command language

• Understand the HPCC file system e.g., home space, research space, scratch

Part - 2: ‘Set’
 

• Understand the HPCC software module system

• Install and build new software on the HPCC

• Securely transfer Big-Data to and from the HPCC

Part - 3: ‘Go’
 

• Develop and test workflows on the HPCC 

• Run workflows on the HPCC

• Monitor workflows on the HPCC

* Participants need an active HPCC account to access the HPCC. If you do NOT have an existing account, please see our documentation on Obtaining an HPCC Account.